Construction halts on big San Jose tech campus amid wobbly office market
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Construction on a massive tech campus in downtown San Jose has been halted amid a weak Bay Area office sector, dealing a new blow to the city’s already shaky urban core. Boston Properties has put its Platform 16 project in downtown San Jose on hold, according to the company’s CEO during…
San Jose: Homicide declared in man’s death after alleged roommate assault
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Following the completion of a coroner’s investigation, the death of a man who was allegedly assaulted by his roommate nine months ago has been officially declared a homicide, authorities announced Thursday. According to San Jose police, Gabriel Jerome Palma, 59, was living in an East San Jose home on Florence Avenue…
New San Jose law would ban homeless encampments and RVs near schools
Mayor Matt Mahan and Councilmember Peter Ortiz proposed new rules on Thursday, standing in front of a dozen tarp-covered RVs along Education Park Drive in East San Jose, to prohibit homeless encampments and vehicle dwellings within 150 feet of a school or daycare in the city. The new ordinance, which would also include preschools, is…
And the brand new name of the Concord Pavilion is …
The Concord Pavilion now goes by a different name. The Toyota Pavilion at Concord has replaced the popular East Bay venue. The new name is sponsored by the Northern California Toyota Dealers Association, which is made up of 58 Northern California Toyota dealers. “The Toyota Dealers of Northern California are very excited about this fantastic…
49ers QB Roll Call: Brock Purdy finds Deebo Samuel for scary touchdown
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Unlike the previous day, when Brandon Allen was skunked on the snap count, all four quarterbacks participated in team drills on Friday at 49ers training camp. Here’s how they appeared: PURDY BROCK Brock Purdy wasn’t done after a 20-pass barrage marked his most extensive action of training camp. Purdy went to…
High school football 2023: Five storylines as Bay Area teams begin practice
The long off-season of conditioning, camps, and endless drills is over for thousands of high school football players across the Bay Area. It is now time to put the planning into action. Practice for the new season begins on Friday for schools in the Central Coast Section, which spans from San Francisco to King City.…
Pac-12 survival: Oregon, UW reportedly to depart for Big Ten, pushing conference to the brink
The Pac-12 was on the verge of extinction on Friday, as Oregon and Washington reportedly prepared to accept Big Ten membership invitations. According to Yahoo, the Big Ten is in “the final stages of negotiating an expansion to 18 teams,” with the Ducks and Huskies set to join USC and UCLA next summer to form…
Steadier Silicon Valley helps drum up tenants for new San Jose offices
SAN JOSE, Calif. — According to a top real estate CEO, a more stable Silicon Valley job market and economy have helped to attract potential tenants to a new, empty office building next to Santana Row in San Jose. According to executives with Federal Realty Investment Trust, the principal owner and developer of Santana Row…
Pac-12 survival: Oregon, Washington deliver death blow, leave for Big Ten; Arizona, ASU, Utah defect to Big 12
The Pac-12 Conference, home to hundreds of NCAA titles and dozens of iconic athletes and coaches, hurtled toward extinction on a momentous Friday as Oregon and Washington formally accepted invitations to join the Big Ten next summer, reducing the conference to seven schools and triggering more defections. The list of official departures also includes Arizona,…
